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By: Derek Hawkins//August 8, 2018//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Darnell Hines
Case No.: 2017AP1424
Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Fitzpatrick, JJ.
Focus: Sentencing
Darnell Hines appeals an order denying his postconviction motion to vacate his sentence. Hines argues that his sentence violates the prohibition in the United States and Wisconsin Constitutions against cruel and unusual punishments. We reject Hines’s argument and affirm the order of the circuit court.
Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.
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